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Based on what I see/read is it incorrect to infer that the majority of Prusa users print only one or two colors generally?

I'm coming over from BL using the AMS 2 Pro (which is not very well made IMHO but works).

I notice that Prusa doesn't have an all in one multi material feeder/dryer other than printables.

Personally, it's rare for me to print more than 2 colors and only briefly played with it to print toys in 4 colors for my grands.

One of the features I really liked was the ability to dry 4 spools while printing and not having to do much in order to feed filament.

Prusa doesn't appear to spend time on features/things that the community doesn't need or want and appears to be focused on more experienced customers rather than the entry level consumer. They also appear to focus more on quality/durability.

So I have decided to get the one L.
Minor problem now is to decide where to put it.
I have 3 possible places right now.
The first one is on groundfloor under the stairs to first floor.
The space is a pretty confined. The printer and a sunlu S4 (want to get that too) should fit without a problem. But there is not much more space to store filaments and stuff.

The other two spots are the basement and a specific space in first floor both have the same problem. They are not (how to say in English ?) finished ? It’s a very old farmhouse. The basement has 2 small windows which could honestly be just open holes in the wall and there would be no difference ^^. The other place is an old hayloft with a simple wooden door in the outside wall. So both places pretty much are unheated and stay only slightly above outside temperature in the winter (Central Europe).
In those rooms it’s basically like being outside.
But there would be a lot of space to build a nice setup with tables and shelves and all that stuff.

What would you say ? Does an enclosed printer like the one L care about temperature and humidity ? Of course I would have to take really good care to storage the filaments dry and stuff.

Or would you go with the confined space and find another place for storage and stuff ?

Hello everyone. I have a still unopened, originally packaged MK3S+ sitting in my garage. Is it even still worth putting it into operation? I could also list it on eBay and buy a more modern printer instead. I don’t print very much, but I assume that both speed and print quality have improved since the MK3S+ was introduced. I’d also actually prefer an enclosed printer. On the other hand, the Prusa didn’t cost me anything, so I could also just assemble it and upgrade it later. What do you think?

I want to preface this by saying: I fully understood there was a lead time when I ordered my Core One L on April 7th.

At the time, the quoted lead time was 4–5 weeks, and I accepted that. It was tight for my needs, but Prusa’s reputation for quality, reliability, and customer support is ultimately why I chose to spend the extra money and order from them instead of going with another option.

Honestly, the first concern came during the ordering process itself.

The website was still displaying the old lower price, but support informed me they would not honor it because “the website was wrong.” The support rep even acknowledged the pricing on the site had not yet been updated and said he would notify their web team. Not a great start, but I still moved forward because I trusted the company behind the product.

Then I waited.

At the 5-week mark, I had received no updates at all. No delay notice, no status email, nothing. On May 13th, I reached out to support and was told they were sorry, but that the printer would “100% ship next week.” They also mentioned they would request expedited shipping due to the delay.

Another week passed.

Today, May 20th, I contacted support again and was told “hopefully” by the end of next week. That now puts the timeline close to 8 weeks from the original order date.

To be clear: delays happen. I run a business myself. Manufacturing delays, supply chain issues, and unexpected production problems are real things. I’m not upset simply because a product is late.

What has frustrated me is the complete lack of proactive communication and the inability to get any meaningful resolution once delays started stacking up.

Today’s interaction especially left a bad taste:

• I was told I could not speak with a supervisor.
• I was directed to email info@prusa3d.com, which appears to just route back into general support.
• I was offered a free spool of filament for the inconvenience.

I appreciate the gesture, but when a machine this expensive is delayed weeks beyond the original estimate — and when that machine was purchased for business use — a single spool of filament feels more symbolic than genuinely helpful.

I asked whether expedited FedEx shipping could be provided once it ships — no.
I asked whether there was any more substantial accommodation available considering the delay — no.
I asked whether I could escalate the issue to management — also no.

What’s difficult for me to reconcile is that Prusa is constantly described as:

• the gold standard for support
• the most customer-focused company in 3D printing
• the premium option worth paying extra for

But this experience has honestly felt very different from that reputation.

Again, I’m not angry that delays happened. I’m frustrated because the communication has consistently been reactive instead of proactive, timelines have repeatedly slipped, and there seems to be no real path for escalation or resolution beyond “hopefully next week.”

For those of you who have dealt with delayed Prusa orders before:

• Is this normal?
• Did your printer eventually just suddenly ship?
• Is there a better way to escalate issues with Prusa?
• Would you continue waiting at this point, or start looking at alternatives?

I genuinely want to hear from people who have had similar experiences, because right now I’m struggling to understand how this lines up with the reputation they’ve built in the community.

Today we had an earthquake where I live and my core one was printing a cylindrical object while it happened.
The support came off just as easily and there were no obvious print defects on the part.

I live about 12 km from the epicenter of the earthquake and for those wondering it was a 4,2 magnitude earthquake.

Just amazing quality from Prusa.
Not sure if this is due to the core xy construction or just Prusa quality. Either way the part is useable.

When I run an extruder test to see when I tell it to extrude 100mm if it extrudes 100mm, it only extrudes 90-91mm. I just received a new C1L today, and it is experiencing identical results.

I follow the guide here to mark 120mm and then extrude 100mm, and subtract the remainder to see how much was actually extruded. https://ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/articles/extruder_calibration.html

I have been extruding with an extrusion multiplier of 1.1 when calculating flow rates earlier. It was only until I read that guide that I discovered my extrusion was so far off from what it should be. It's consistent across both printers, and I'm now curious about your results. I reached out to support and was just told to adjust extrusion multiplier. But e-steps should be set from the factory and I find it strange that it is this far off on two printers.

I'm wondering which slicer most Prusa Owners use. I'm coming over from Bambu Studio and find Prusa Slicer to be very different. Beginner mode really does a great job of stripping away thngs the average user really doesn't need to worry with.

I'm asking because there's a bit of an adjustment to change slicers and I don't want to learn them all.

Most of the time I just print with pre-defined presets and the prints are decent.

Sometimes I really want to maximize quality and speed so I do a full set of calibrations. My attitude is that if I'll take the time to do a calibration I'll calibrate everything I can think of, save the presets and record the settings for that filament.

Here's a list of what I do and wonder if others do anything differently?

1. Temperature Tower
2. Maximum Volumetric Speed
3. Pressure Advance (Flow Dynamics)
4. Flow Ratio
5. Retraction Distance
6. Bridges - Cooling/Speed
7. Overhangs - Cooling/Speed
8. Ironing
9. Fuzzy Skin

As a complete beginner i would like to buy a prusa core one + what do you think, my main goal is to print durable objects for myself i will add the EPA filter to print Also other materials, for now im not looking to print multicolor parts